Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 15-21

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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 15-21

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Aug. 15-21

“Talk on Ice Harvesting in Maine,” Paris Cape Historical Society Museum, South Paris

Aug. 15, Thursday, 7pm, “Talk on Ice Harvesting,” Ken Farrington will give the history of ice harvesting in Maine. Refreshments will be served following the program, free, Paris Cape Historical Society Museum, 77 High Street, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-2384, business.oxfordhillsmaine.com/list/member/paris-cape-historical-society-3353.
Aug. 16, Friday, 2pm and 7:30pm, “Fortune,” a Quirky New Romantic Comedy about finding love Written by playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer FORTUNE is quirky romantic comedy about finding love: whether its in the cards (or not!) Maude is a 30-something storefront psychic who has given up on love. When Jeremy, a downhearted, love-hungry accountant, stumbles into her shop, she wrestles with fate and destiny. “Fortune is heartwarming and, truly, a ton of fun.” “A quirky love story that teaches us to leave our comfort zone and open ourselves up to others.” “Fortune is full of snappy, Woody Allen-esque dialogue but also feels like the late-90’s romcoms that everyone loved to watch while curled up under a blanket. The laughs are plentiful, but you also can’t help feeling great sadness for Jeremy, the sweet affable guy who desperately wants to feel a little less lonely, and Maude, who’s so cynical about life that she’s stopped participating in it.” “Fortune carries all of the elements that Laufer’s expanding corps of devotees love her for: blunt, beautiful, funny dialogue; an empathic insight into the aches, conflicts and dreams that make us human; a knack for revealing the hidden significance of our most trivial and foolhardy impulses; and a bold, death-defying willingness to face the awful truth and still wrap things up on a note of sweetness and hope.” —“An off-beat comedy that’s sure to keep audiences both fascinated and laughing as they watch the outrageous unfolding of an unlikely, quirky love story terrifically entertaining.” — “Laufer’s ear for humor and harmony in the clash of damaged personalities, are enough to suggest this slice of New York magical realism could have a decent life beyond the Bay Area.” – Variety — “An old-fashioned romantic comedy, but it has a certain quirkiness about it. There are elements of those old RKO screwball comedies of the ’30s and ’40s in these scenes.” Talking Broadway, $14-$22, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, www.deertrees-theatre.org.
Aug. 16, Friday, 8-10pm, “Maine Outdoor Film Festival,” join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival & Loon Echo Land Trust for an evening of Outdoor Films, shown outdoors at Hacker’s Hill Preserve. Doors: 7:45pm, Show Time: 30 minutes after sunset (about 8:15), free, suggested donation/$10, Hacker’s Hill Preserve, Quaker Ridge Road, Casco. FMI: 207-647-4352, www.loonecholandtrust.org.
Aug. 17, Saturday, 11am-2pm, “Wildlife Encounters,” join these wildlife experts & professional educators with their living menagerie of exotic wildlife related to our very own Maine Wildlife Park residents! Meet & photograph a variety of exotic wildlife all while learning how they are connected to Maine’s resident wildlife, $5.50-$7.50, Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. FMI: 207-657-4977, www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife-park/events.html.
Aug. 17, Saturday, 7pm, “Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards,” transcending the genre of folk Americana, their music echoes inspiration from traditional folk duos and singer/songwriters like Ian & Sylvia, Kate Wolf and Neil Young – combining beautiful harmonies and a lyrical intensity, while establishing a unique sound of their own. Doors open at 6:30pm, Concessions available, $8-$15, Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.
Aug. 17, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Carol Noonan in Concert,” a beloved singer-song writer with a voice like no other, Carol Noonan is known for her contemporary folk music as well as her haunting renditions of Irish, English, and American traditionals. Her voice has been compared to a young Joan Baez, and she continues to win the praise of critics year after year. Described as emotional roller coasters, Carol Noonan’s concerts feature her hilarious Maine humor coupled with her dark and heart-wrenching ballads. In addition to her Boston Music Awards, Noonan has received rave reviews from the likes of NPR’s Weekend Edition to the unlikely pages of Horse and Farm and Playboy Magazines. She is also the owner and host of Stone Mountain Arts Center, a music hall nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains. “Carol Noonan seems to exist beyond time…..she sounds at times like a 90’s Sandy Denny, soaring into the heavens, as she hits you in the heart.” – Steve Morse, Boston Globe “a brilliant modern folk singer” – Dave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen biographer, $0-$30, Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207-743-8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
Aug. 17, Saturday, 8pm, “Studio Two Beatles Tribute Band,” unlike other Beatle Tribute acts that try to deliver the entire Beatles catalog in single two-hour show, STUDIO TWO concentrates only on the most exciting and fun time in The Beatles career: The club and touring years. These are the years where people actually saw them play. The years where The Beatles crafted their sound, and their stage performance-and the years where they took the world by storm, and changed everything, $16, Poland Spring Maine Inn, 22 Robbins Way, Poland Springs. FMI: www.eventbrite.com/e/studio-two-beetles-tribute-band-tickets-56259140604?aff=ebapi.

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